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Northeast Florida gardeners are rightfully concerned for their lawns and gardens over a freeze after warm days close to Spring. For days the Earth Works Garden Center staff has been busy implementing steps to protect new blooming Spring plant deliveries from cold...
March brings Spring, warming soil, longer days, and a return to Daylight Savings Time on Sunday, March 13, a week before the first day of Spring on Sunday, March 20. Our last frost and freeze days are likely behind us. Gardeners in Northeast Florida must stay prepared...
Follow these steps for Do It Yourself pond filter clean out for better start-up success regardless of your equipment configuration. Do It Yourselfers often build and clean out their water gardens constructed with professional-grade equipment such as Aquascape Biofall...
Get prepared and ready for a successful season ahead using tips from our Spring lawn and garden checklist. Aeration and Top Dressing renews your lawn soil with the required nutrients. Earth Works lawn care division provides this service. Our garden center likewise has...
Hatching praying mantis can be a fun and educational introduction to raising garden insects, but are they beneficial or not? Fun Facts About Praying Mantis-They see in 3D.-They can turn head side to side & 180 degrees-They commonly camouflage themselves-They are...
Earth Works is a Northeast Florida provider of Florida Fancy palm trees, the highest grade established by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. When making your palm tree purchases, it’s helpful to know its grade based on an assessment of...
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CONTAINER GARDENING RECIPES
Fall is Football time! Show your spirit with a fun pot and plant combo perfect for the season. Go JAGS! Croton Petra is a gorgeous ornamental foliage plant with stunning leaf color and variegation. Colors range from pink to reds, oranges, yellows,...
Inspired by whimsical terracotta pollinator-designed pots sporting bees, ladybugs, butterflies, hummingbirds, and dragonflies, this container is full of pollinator attractors in yummy shades of orange. Crossandra Is a wonderful perennial that will...
Everybody loves a succulent pot! The combinations of colors, shapes, and textures are endless. What makes them even better is that they are low maintenance and can take our North Florida sun and heat! Be sure your pot is well-draining and the soil...
Summertime is the perfect time to invite fluttering friends to our yards. Many favorite pollinator plants are blooming in their full glory! You can’t go wrong combining these full sun, heat-tolerant, pollinator-attracting beauties. Penta...
Brighten up those shady areas in May with a container full of colorful plants. This recipe will do fantastic in dappled light conditions or can even take a few hours of the morning sun. This design combines rich burgundy with deep pinks and bright...
The warm weather has arrived. Here is the perfect planter to soak up the heat! The mixture of warm tones and hot colors creates that tropical feel, and the copper-toned pot adds a touch of glamour. Of course, this combo would look fabulous in just...
GARDENING VIDEOS
HOUSEPLANTS, HARDSCAPE TRANSFORMATION, TERRARIUM CONTAINER, WEED CONTROL, MARGINAL POND PLANTS & MORE
GREAT TREES ON ARBOR DAY, UNIQUE POOL LANDSCAPE, BITTER SWEET PLANTER COMBO, LAWN AERATION, TIME TO CLEAN YOUR POND!
Prepare for Cold Weather, Unique Landscape Border Design, Winter White Combo, Brown Patch is Back, & Cold Water Pond Care.
Gas vs. Wood Burning Fire Pits, Amazing Swim Pond, Window Box Recipe, Winter Tips for a Healthy Lawn, Fun Koi Facts.
Fall Is Gardening Time! Fall Veggies 101, Pumpkin Spice Container Garden, Fall Turf Care, Proper Koi Feeding
Paver Design Ideas, Naturally Beautiful Backyard Makeover, Fall Container Garden Florida Style, Soil pH, Pond Care
Xeriscaping, Landscape Refresh, Heat Loving Container Garden, Cloudy Pond Water fix & Chinch Bugs
Rainy Season Issues & Solutions, Drainage, Rain Gauges, Fungus, Hot Container Combo & More
Pollinator Week! Tips on Pollinator Gardens, Sloped Yard Solution, Rainly Season Lawn Care, Pond Tour Wrap
Benefits of Water Gardening, BONSAI, Organic vs Syntheic Fertilizers, POND TOUR- a Pondtastic Experience!
Houseplants 101, Red Hot Pot, Time to Fertilize, Blooming Waterlilies
It's Tomato Time!, A Paver Driveway Adds Serious Curb Appeal, Get Ahead of Weeds!, Easy Pond Care Tip And More
I just want to say thank you for being so helpful and taking care of your customers. You guys have gone out of your way to make sure everyone that steps foot in the garden area is well taken care of. The amount of wisdom that is shared both in person while there and in your FB page. It is greatly appreciated for all you do. Let’s not forget the educational sessions you host both in person and online. Oh and of course on the weekends where you spoil us with food and beverages. You are my go to garden center!!!
– Dan Schwartz
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